It can at all times be tough to determine what Netflix really thinks concerning the large torrents of latest authentic content material it releases each week, typically touting one present aggressively for a couple of minutes earlier than transferring on to the subsequent. (The firm’s notorious secrecy about any information that doesn’t instantly prop up no matter present it’s making an attempt to push at any given second doesn’t assist, regardless of pushes ahead by third-party streaming scores firms lately.) Still, if there’s one signal {that a} Netflix present is definitely doing nicely, it’s when the streamer decides to swiftly throw more cash at it—which the corporate has now accomplished within the case of animated sequence Castlevania: Nocturne, which has been granted a second-season renewal only a week after its first season’s full launch.
Nocturne’s success isn’t totally stunning; Netflix has at all times been fairly scorching on its Castlevania animated reveals, which adapt the long-running Dracula-killing online game franchise to an anime-adjacent model. The newest sequence, set within the midst of the French Revolution, has earned stable reward for its mix of historical past—that is, weirdly, one of many solely TV reveals in latest reminiscence to speak in any element concerning the concurrent revolution that led to the founding of Haiti—in addition to, y’know, all of the attractive, bloody vampire stuff. The sequence stars Edward Bluemel as rookie vampire hunter Richter Belmont, and contains performances from Franka Potente, Dark Winds star Zach McClarnon, Thuso Mbedu, Pixie Davies, and Game Of Thrones alums Iain Glen and Richard Dormer.
Series showrunners Clive Bradley and Kevin Kolde issued a observe of due to the present’s followers this weekend, saying (per Variety), “Thanks to all the Castlevania followers previous and new for the superb response and help!We are excited to have the ability to carry you extra Castlevania: Nocturne and the subsequent chapter within the rise of Richter Belmont.”
